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other thing, ashleigh, we revise prior months, so july and august, we ended up gaining 86,000 more john jobs than we thought we had. >> there is a bit of a change. i get it, data comes in, things are revised. >> these ones are big. >> you think? how did we get such a revision? what was missed? is this a mistake or -- >> no you know what happened, the jobs report comes on first friday after the last month. this is september's job report. if you let it come out two weeks later or three wks later, your numbers are more accurate. reports flow in and things like that. we revise everything in economics. gdp, jobless claims, that just happens and just so happens that in the last few months it has been extra volatile. nothing at play there, nothing to bury us, just it has happened before in history. >> so let's talk about the unemployment rate. i heard you go on the air before, think only an hour ago or so, don't look at the unemployment rate if you're looking for the state of the union on the economy. however, i do want to ask you this, oftentimes when the unemployment rate drops, it is not th
other thing, ashleigh, we revise prior months, so july and august, we ended up gaining 86,000 more john jobs than we thought we had. >> there is a bit of a change. i get it, data comes in, things are revised. >> these ones are big. >> you think? how did we get such a revision? what was missed? is this a mistake or -- >> no you know what happened, the jobs report comes on first friday after the last month. this is september's job report. if you let it come out two weeks...
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what i find fascinating about that, almost sounds like the attack on john kerry, the flip-flopping attack. is this something the president will be able to seize upon and try to use the same attack republicans did to democrats when john kerry was trying to become president that they can spin right back around? >> they would love to do that and the question is in the third and final presidential debate between the president and mitt romney, will the president really go on the offensive unlike the first debate? will he really go after mitt romney on some of these foreign policy issues and the third and final presidential debate is close to the entirely quoted to national security and foreign policy and the next debate, the town hall meeting, that candy crowley will be moderating on domestic issues, other issues presumably somebody once asked a foreign policy question and the third debate strictly foreign policy and as a result romney is preparing for the second, especially the third debate right now and i think the speech that he is delivering today is part of that. in delivering a major for
what i find fascinating about that, almost sounds like the attack on john kerry, the flip-flopping attack. is this something the president will be able to seize upon and try to use the same attack republicans did to democrats when john kerry was trying to become president that they can spin right back around? >> they would love to do that and the question is in the third and final presidential debate between the president and mitt romney, will the president really go on the offensive...
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we'll look ahead with ali velshi and john avalon. first of all, john, i want to talk with you about tomorrow. tomorrow you have the jobs reports. that is coming out. could be a game changer. are people going to be watching for that number and what could it possibly indicate for the president? >> the jobs numbers are the key of this election, schs the economy, jobs. you hear it again and again. swing voters in particular. it's issue number one. this is an important number. we've seen it drop to 8.1%, but this has been a real source of frustration for the president. if the jobs number were to grow up, that would compound a lot of the narratives that mitt romney said yesterday, which is that the obama plan hasn't been working. people aren't working. eebl the date is november 2nd, and that is really going to be key in crystallizing people's psychology as they go into the voting booth. >> yeah. >> john and i are going to have a better answer for you in the coming weeks because we're both heading out into the country on october 22nd. we'll
we'll look ahead with ali velshi and john avalon. first of all, john, i want to talk with you about tomorrow. tomorrow you have the jobs reports. that is coming out. could be a game changer. are people going to be watching for that number and what could it possibly indicate for the president? >> the jobs numbers are the key of this election, schs the economy, jobs. you hear it again and again. swing voters in particular. it's issue number one. this is an important number. we've seen it...
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joe johns is watching the story very closely from washington. joe, first of all, in covering the candidate, i know it's not new. i mean, we all saw this speech. we covered it, and we covered the whole issue of reverend wright. very extensively with the president and even with the first lady in putting many questions to them about this. what's the fuss? >> well, suzanne, you know and i know this is a political year. it could be -- thinking they have an exclusive, running with it as soon as they saw it. either way safe to say, yes, this is old news. the reason it gets attention from conservative -- it's really -- he has never fully shared with the american people but shaped his policies behind the scenes. for example, that's the premise of binesh's movie out in theaters. it's sort of a conservative doom's day scenario of a president's second term. it's made something like almost $30 million in theaters across the country, and according to the daily caller, this tape and other things like it just provide more fodder for those ideas. >> i want to sh
joe johns is watching the story very closely from washington. joe, first of all, in covering the candidate, i know it's not new. i mean, we all saw this speech. we covered it, and we covered the whole issue of reverend wright. very extensively with the president and even with the first lady in putting many questions to them about this. what's the fuss? >> well, suzanne, you know and i know this is a political year. it could be -- thinking they have an exclusive, running with it as soon as...
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john f. kennedy a young senator from massachusetts facing off against vice president richard nixon who is known to be a fierce debater. on screen kennedy looks cool and calm while nixon looks uncomfortable, sweating profusely under the hot studio lights. nixon flounders under the glare of television for all four debates. kennedy goes on the win the election. in 1976 president gerald ford makes this blunder in his debate with georgia governor jimmy carter. >> there's no soviet domination of eastern europe and never will be under a ford administration. >> i'm sorry. could i -- >> reporter: the remark becomes a central theme in carter's campaign and costs ford the election. in 1980 ronald reagan is repeatedly attacked by president carter for his stance on health care. >> governor reagan as a matter of fact began his political career campaigning around this nation against medicare. >> reporter: reagan wins fans and the election by staying cool. >> there you go again. >> reporter: four years later
john f. kennedy a young senator from massachusetts facing off against vice president richard nixon who is known to be a fierce debater. on screen kennedy looks cool and calm while nixon looks uncomfortable, sweating profusely under the hot studio lights. nixon flounders under the glare of television for all four debates. kennedy goes on the win the election. in 1976 president gerald ford makes this blunder in his debate with georgia governor jimmy carter. >> there's no soviet domination...
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so, john avalon, let me begin with you. read your column in the daily beast pointing out the five october surprises beginning with, you know, three words. libya, syria, iran, what is the biggest threat? >> well, look, the breaking news right now is an indication of just how fragile, of course, the world we live in now is. the next external event can change the frame of the national debate in the weeks coming up to the election. right now ear seeing increased scrutiny on the administration about their response and disclosures in the wake of the killing of our ambassador in benghazi, congressional hearings there. syria can heat up. >> let me interrupt you. let me go to your wife. >> yes, please. >> do you think that mitt romney should bring up some questions being called upon the administration when it comes to happened in benghazi? >> look, i think that in the context of what is president obama's larger middle east strategy and what the romney campaign refers to as a possible unraveling of it, it is absolutely legitimate to
so, john avalon, let me begin with you. read your column in the daily beast pointing out the five october surprises beginning with, you know, three words. libya, syria, iran, what is the biggest threat? >> well, look, the breaking news right now is an indication of just how fragile, of course, the world we live in now is. the next external event can change the frame of the national debate in the weeks coming up to the election. right now ear seeing increased scrutiny on the administration...
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john king, let's talk money. big, big money, karl rove's american crossroads conservative super pac buying $11 million worth of tv ads across eight different swing states. straightforward, you know, the ad talks about unemployment, a lot of numbers here, rising government spending, what is the strategy? why the huge buy-in and why now? >> reporter: why now, because we're into crunch time. there are five weeks left, brooke, and the romney campaign is behind a few points in some of the battleground states, behind a handful in ohio, florida, maybe more in virginia, six or eight in wisconsin. republicans dispute some numbers but no question a dead heat in colorado. a number of super pacs are going in with heavier spending, trying to influence voters and do that after the debate. if romney turns in a strong debate, you hope you have an economy ad that helps governor romney build on any momentum out of the debate. number three, both campaigns and friends, democratic super pakz and republican super pacs have to make tou
john king, let's talk money. big, big money, karl rove's american crossroads conservative super pac buying $11 million worth of tv ads across eight different swing states. straightforward, you know, the ad talks about unemployment, a lot of numbers here, rising government spending, what is the strategy? why the huge buy-in and why now? >> reporter: why now, because we're into crunch time. there are five weeks left, brooke, and the romney campaign is behind a few points in some of the...
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john legend will be at one of the big fundraisers. another big concert. 6,000 350e78 expected in northern california. where we're at right now is the cesar chavez memorial. the president will be unveiling it as a national monument. this is slated as an official event, but in the context of an election year, this is important at least for the obama campaign as the president is trying to reach out to hispanic voters that will be critical to his re-election bid. >> dan lothian, good to see you, as always. thank you, dan. >>> while the presidential contenders are busy raising money, of course, talking foreign policy as well. joe bide sxen paul ryan, they are practicing for their big moment. the vice presidential debate, that is on thursday. the hot topic on the sunday talk shows. let's watch. >>> people enjoy these debates. i would expect a lot of people to be watching. i think paul is going to did a great job, but i also think that joe biden is incredibly gifted when it comes to debating and understanding policy. he is a good orator. >>
john legend will be at one of the big fundraisers. another big concert. 6,000 350e78 expected in northern california. where we're at right now is the cesar chavez memorial. the president will be unveiling it as a national monument. this is slated as an official event, but in the context of an election year, this is important at least for the obama campaign as the president is trying to reach out to hispanic voters that will be critical to his re-election bid. >> dan lothian, good to see...
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so, john, welcome. and, i don't have to tell you this, you know foreign policy encompasses a big ball of wax. are you surprised at romney's emphasis on the middle east specifically and what does that emphasis tell you? >> you know, i was. and part of me is, as somebody who spends their life following the middle east, i'm a little flattered. part of me wonders where is china, where is russia, where are the sort of rising states like brazil, turkey, india, that have good relations with the u.s. that can be encouraged to take a more responsible role in the world. i would think a big foreign policy speech would address those kinds of issues. instead what i think romney was trying to do was say, say, look, we're much less safe in the middle east and that's because of this president, we're not leading so much. i spent last week in the middle east, in egypt for the whole week, i didn't feel less safe, honestly. and i didn't hear people saying we want the u.s. to tell us what to do. instead they said we want th
so, john, welcome. and, i don't have to tell you this, you know foreign policy encompasses a big ball of wax. are you surprised at romney's emphasis on the middle east specifically and what does that emphasis tell you? >> you know, i was. and part of me is, as somebody who spends their life following the middle east, i'm a little flattered. part of me wonders where is china, where is russia, where are the sort of rising states like brazil, turkey, india, that have good relations with the...
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we saw the last go-round with obama and senator john mccain. mccain seemed a little uncomfortable, stiff there in that format, and the president walked around and seemed casual and comfortable making a connection with the audience. how important is that? >> it's everything. i mean, the master of this form is bill clinton. in fact, it was clinton in 1992 that kept saying i want more town hall forms because he can have such a great interpersonal relationship with people. he -- clinton can lock on somebody. he felt like he was talking directly at you. if you really think about what barack obama's problem was the last debate, he kept looking down at his notes and seemed to not really engage either romney or the moderator, for whatever his reasons. this time it's going to be different. he will be talking to the voter, so you really want to go right at them and talk to them as if you're their best friend. i would be studying, if i were both of them, bill clinton tapes. >> some analysts say that they thought the president perhaps misjudged here becaus
we saw the last go-round with obama and senator john mccain. mccain seemed a little uncomfortable, stiff there in that format, and the president walked around and seemed casual and comfortable making a connection with the audience. how important is that? >> it's everything. i mean, the master of this form is bill clinton. in fact, it was clinton in 1992 that kept saying i want more town hall forms because he can have such a great interpersonal relationship with people. he -- clinton can...
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john kerry was president obama's sparring partner. do you think he got the same welcome? >> i don't know. i think what we saw last night was mitt romney do very well in terms of form and style, but i think president obama was the clear winner when it comes to substance and truthfulness. mitt romney presented us with the ultimate etch-a-sketch behavior last night as he switched from who he has been throughout most of his life and during this campaign and he said things that were just not accurate. and i think that will catch up with him eventual ly. >> many people are wondering, especially democrats, why president obama didn't attack mitt romney more. why didn't he press him and make that clear to the people who were watching the debate? >> well, you know, i don't know exactly what the president's strategy was. but, quite frankly, what we saw last night was a man who mentioned meeting a couple of people along the campaign trail and said they asked him for his help. as i heard him say that i thought that's thoes are probably people that are part of the 47% that mitt romney
john kerry was president obama's sparring partner. do you think he got the same welcome? >> i don't know. i think what we saw last night was mitt romney do very well in terms of form and style, but i think president obama was the clear winner when it comes to substance and truthfulness. mitt romney presented us with the ultimate etch-a-sketch behavior last night as he switched from who he has been throughout most of his life and during this campaign and he said things that were just not...
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senator john kerry playing the role of governor romney. that's good for two reasons at least for the obama campaign because he knows mitt romney very well, coming from the state of massachusetts, but also is veteran debater himself. he's been helping the president out. now, the thing that we'll be watching for is what t real push will be from the obama campaign. and the romney campaign tonight in terms of their overall theme. as you know, it is all about domestic policies, so they're talking about the economy, about health care, about the role of government, what the president will do, according to top campaign aides is say, yes, look, the economy still has a long way to go. but it is in a much better place than it was and it is heading in the right direction. mitt romney will say that the president has had time to fix the economy, and there has been a lot of broken promises. so that's what we'll expect from both of the candidates as they take on each other tonight during the first debate. >> dan lothian reporting live from denver, cnn's l
senator john kerry playing the role of governor romney. that's good for two reasons at least for the obama campaign because he knows mitt romney very well, coming from the state of massachusetts, but also is veteran debater himself. he's been helping the president out. now, the thing that we'll be watching for is what t real push will be from the obama campaign. and the romney campaign tonight in terms of their overall theme. as you know, it is all about domestic policies, so they're talking...